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New OTA Update 4.010.13 not installing

Woke up today and it said there was a system update available. I unrooted with iconia root and started to update. It downloaded the file which only took a min or two (only 14.49MB) and it reboots to install, but then when it starts back up to install it hangs at a screen with the android honeycomb bee and a !.
I can turn it back off and then turn it back on and it boots back up without the update installed. I checked for the system update through About tablet and it allows me to start over and download the update again, but the same thing happens every time. I have the stock rom, was rooted and now unrooted, build 4.010.11_COM_GEN2, kernal 2.6.36.3
Is anyone else having trouble installing this update?
edit...Sorry! I thought the update was so new that no one had posted about it yet. I searched a little more and found other threads. I'll try to figure it out with those posts and the mods can delete this one.

You said you were rooted. Did you use Acer Recovery for any backups? Did you backup the current recovery image when prompted? If you did you might need to go into Acer Recovery and install the stock recovery image. (The top radio button). You don't have to reboot, just unroot and then try the OTA update. Worked for me.

I did unroot when I tried it but I re-rooted and tried another method. I did use Acer Recovery but I didn't use the stock recovery. I booted into the CW recovery and installed the zip file of the update from the other thread. Everything worked fine and now I am at 4.010.13

n1ke5h said:
I did unroot when I tried it but I re-rooted and tried another method. I did use Acer Recovery but I didn't use the stock recovery. I booted into the CW recovery and installed the zip file of the update from the other thread. Everything worked fine and now I am at 4.010.13
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What are the fixes with this update?

I noticed with my iconia that when a SD card is inserted, my updates downloads but doesn't install properly. I had to remove it to install succsessfully. I'm wondering if anyone has the same problem
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Help returning my A500 to stock

I downgraded my unrooted A500 on 3.2 to the "unstable" 3.0.1
I then rooted it and installed CWM.
Then I made a back up on CWM before flashing another rom.
It worked really well except a couple of bugs (No audio on HDMI and reduced battery life)
I know beggars can't be choosers but I would prefer if EVERYTHING worked.
So....I restored my A500 from the backup of 3.0.1 via CWM with a hope to just returning it back to factory settings and returning to an unrooted 3.2
However, when it tries to do the system update it fails.
I have tried the factory reset and then tried again to update via system update but still fails (I get the blue honeycomb bee with exclamation mark)
Can anyone point me in the direction of a stock 3.2 rom that I can flash via CWM?
or even better, one that means I wont lose root???

Go to this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1276227 and try method #2...

tumpy said:
Go to this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1276227 and try method #2...
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Thank you but that was the original method I used to downgrade and is the rom that CWm restores to from my back up.
The problem I have is upgrading via the system update.
I am currently trying to do it via a different SD card.....

there are some roms around, but you'll need a good knowledge of search button
Here's one, there are more but keep in mind they are near stock rooted roms: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1313757&highlight=stock+rom+rooted&page=1
cheers

This happened to me.
You need to install Acer Recovery from Market and flash the Stock recovery before it will let you update with system updates.

Here is a link to stock rom using cwm but it says its not rooted:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1429199
Since this looks like it keeps cwm in place you should be able to download the flashable version of super user and root your device through recovery.

Just do this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20680452&postcount=137
It will fix your issues, guarantee it. Just read the instructions in the readme.
TD

starkiller86 said:
This happened to me.
You need to install Acer Recovery from Market and flash the Stock recovery before it will let you update with system updates.
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From what I understand, Acer Recovery flashes the US version of stock recovery??
My tablet is a UK one. I did try this before a ALMOST bricked it. I managed to recover it using a previous backup I had made.

timmyDean said:
Just do this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20680452&postcount=137
It will fix your issues, guarantee it. Just read the instructions in the readme.
TD
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This did the trick!
Thanks for the heads up

Problems installing OTA updates

OK, for starters:
Tablet's current stats:
ROM: CWM-Rooted_Acer_A500_7.006.01_COM_GEN2
Recovery: Stock US 1.141.07_COM_GEN1
Root status: Rooted
Problem at hand: Cannot install OTA updates. I used Acer Recovery Installer to originally install CWM so I could flash ROMs (duh). So I used Acer Recovery Installer to have it install the stock recovery image so I could actually install the OTA updates. I know this likely means I would lose root, and that is OK.
When I installed the stock recovery back, I tried to let it install the update. It would reboot, show the package opening (little box that was open and a progress bar showed up). The bar got about 25% completed, then it changed into a triangle with a "!" inside it, and the little Android dude below it. After a few minutes, it would reboot by itself. Once booted up, I would get a message that simply said "Update Failed".
I brought this up in another thread, and someone suggested I unroot as well. I immediately tried to do that, but IconiaRoot gives me the following:
Removing superuser.apk
Removing /system/xbin/su
Sleeping in 5 seconds...
Something went wrong.. you are still root?!?!
I can confirm I am still rooted by going into terminal emulator and running su and I get a # sign. So I am at a loss now on what else to try. With the stock recovery, if I tell Acer Recovery Installer to reboot into recovery, when it reboots, all I get is the triangle with a "!" in it. I noticed the ROM has GEN2 and my stock recovery has GEN1, and the OTA update ends with GEN2, is that an issue?
EDIT: I also know now there are other rooted ROMs with these OTAs applied. I'd like to unroot and go back to stock, so please do not recommend this.

Ok did you make a backup via CWM ?
In the other thread the recovery i restored was the backup i made of my one via Acer recovery,
If i was you i would reinstall CWM and make sure that recovery is working then wait for someone to come in and tell you the correct stock recovery for your one is.

oh i get u now, u got the gen2rom installed and u want back to your own stock gen1 to get the OTA, correct?
u need a cwm backup of 3.2 gen1 stock, when u restore it, u should receive an OTA notification for the 3.2.1 GEN1 OTA. Before you download it, u need to be rooted, use the backdoor/OTA method of timmyDeans. It will create a backdoor so after you have installed the OTA you can get in to run the installtools command again to root and install cwm again. AND you will still recieve OTA's.
Iconia Root - only works on 3.1, it will not work for 3.2, so it will throw an error.
But i'm sure root wont prevent the install as the OTA overwrites system files and resets the permissions, it also checks all system apps are there, so if you;ve deleted any bloatware or changed build.props the update will fail.
I have spent the last week trying to get back to stock so i can OTA. I have read hundreds of posts and tried all the methods that had been posted. The easiest and quickest and most successful way of achieving this was the backdoor method. Yes you need adb installed but you dont actually use it, it is all done for you. there is a very good walkthrough here http://www.chdcomputers.gr/en/mnu-kb-en/mnu-kb-android-en/mnu-kb-android-devices-en/mnu-kb-android-a500-en/254-art-kb000005-en
Then install the backdoor v3 (link in sig) -have a look and see if that will get u to where u wanna be!

Decideed it was easieeer to just install one of the prerooted roms from the dev forum. Running 7.014.14.com gen 1 now. Thanks guys.

Can't update to ICS.

I am running Thors v96 ICS ROM right now, and had clockworkMOD recovery. So I decided I don't care about root or a locked bootloader. I already downloaded the leaked ICS ROM the official one with the locked bootloader and all. So I renamed it to update.zip and put it in my MicroSD root, but when I press power on and volume up I go to ClockworkMod automatically, and I heard that you shouldn't install the update from their as you might get SOD. So I installed the stock bootloader from the Acer Recovery Installer app. And now when I press power up and volume up all I get is an error message that looks like this !.

It's not volume up but volume down, jakob95
Check through your PC (in properties of your compressed file) that the name of your leak is effectively 'update.zip' and not 'update.zip.zip'. That's an usual mistake that many people do.

But it should update from Thor's v96 ICS Rom right? Will it be glitchy though if I update from a custom ROM?

jakob95 said:
I am running Thors v96 ICS ROM right now, and had clockworkMOD recovery. So I decided I don't care about root or a locked bootloader. I already downloaded the leaked ICS ROM the official one with the locked bootloader and all. So I renamed it to update.zip and put it in my MicroSD root, but when I press power on and volume up I go to ClockworkMod automatically, and I heard that you shouldn't install the update from their as you might get SOD. So I installed the stock bootloader from the Acer Recovery Installer app. And now when I press power up and volume up all I get is an error message that looks like this !.
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You get the SOD from the unlocked boot loader.. you can install from CWM but you will get an error of some sort saying ant install recovery but when you reboot it will install the Acer recovery.. long story short you can use CWM and not get SOD.. that comes from modified boot that you will not have.
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rdnkchevy said:
You get the SOD from the unlocked boot loader.. you can install from CWM but you will get an error of some sort saying ant install recovery but when you reboot it will install the Acer recovery.. long story short you can use CWM and not get SOD.. that comes from modified boot that you will not have.
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Yes but I don't want to redownload the whole thing all over again for the unlocked bootloader version. My internet is really slow. Anyways I hope someone can reply to my comment and help me out before.

If I just install this one with CWM, and I get the SOD can I restore to my old ROM with my backup with CWM then?

No, you will have the locked bootloader... It will get rid of CWM and put Acer recovery back on there. You can't then use Acer recovery as you need root access and you can't get root access easily with the locked bootloader...
Locked bootloader=no CWM...
Seems like a lot of stuffing around to me when the actual OTA release should be soon... This is only a beta release....

Just go into the development section and download flexreapers latest build. You won't be sorry and you will still have root.

cruise350 said:
Just go into the development section and download flexreapers latest build. You won't be sorry and you will still have root.
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Exactly. Flash one of the ICS based ROMs in the dev forum, don't bother with the stock ICS leak itself and you'll save yourself the trouble of losing root.
Sent from my A500 using xda premium

I have successful to upgrade my iconia a500 with flexreaper ics rom 8beta2, and all working well except pes2012 and jelly defender don't work at all, and the camcorder still in 3gp format, not mp4 format like the last honeycomb 3.2 that's make me sad

jakob95 said:
I am running Thors v96 ICS ROM right now, and had clockworkMOD recovery. So I decided I don't care about root or a locked bootloader. I already downloaded the leaked ICS ROM the official one with the locked bootloader and all. So I renamed it to update.zip and put it in my MicroSD root, but when I press power on and volume up I go to ClockworkMod automatically, and I heard that you shouldn't install the update from their as you might get SOD. So I installed the stock bootloader from the Acer Recovery Installer app. And now when I press power up and volume up all I get is an error message that looks like this !.
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There is a solution to all of this. Update to the stock update zip in CWM, root using ICS Root then flash a patched bootloader, kernel and CWM. Final result: ICS 4.0.3 rooted with an unlocked bootloader, CWM and kernel with /system rw remount functionality & no SOD:
http://forum.tegraowners.com/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=350 for ICS Root tool and instructions
http://forum.tegraowners.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=369 for the bootloader unlock, CWM & custom kernel.
Ensure that when rooting you tick the option to remove the stock recovery reflash if you want CWM.

micro usb not work
Good afternoon, I have an acer Iconia A500 but the micro sd is defective, can I install ics 4.0 via usb pen?
thank you

Return to Stock help needed

Will this work?
Currently on HC boot loader and flexreaper ics.
1. Use Acer recovery to load stock HC 3.1
2. Use Acer recovery to load stock recovery.
3. Ota update to ice or flash update.zip

i choose full system restore since i backed up the stock system in CWM before flash custom rom. after a full system restore i simply open up the acer recovery app and choose to flash back stock acer recovery then unroot.

Oh yeah, forgot I had cwm backup of rooted 3.2. Will that work?

if it's your original stock system, it would definitely work. there is nothing better to OTA to ICS with with your original stock system. but you definitely needed to get into acer recovery installer to flash back to acer stock recovery. some said there is no need to unroot and it would OTA fine but i unroot it any way. better to be safe.

I had already done 3.2 ota before rooting using timmydeans method.
Bummer. MD5 mismatch on my first nandroid

At this point with a corrupted back up, i think your only option would be to go back to square one and try out stock rom to see if they would let you update.
if you are familiar with APX mode and nvflash. you could download the EUU from vache to get back to HC 3.01. See if acer would let you update at 3.01, if no then you could try to flash Acer_A500_7.006.01_COM_GEN2(US) or the Acer_A500_7.006.03_COM_GEN1(other country) stock rom via the good old method of update.zip. first link is vache thread with acer stock rom. second link is the guide to flash euu and wipe all the data (so back up all stuff and download the EUUs_SBK_Acer_A500_1.016.05_COM_GEN1 from vache's thread and follow the guide on second link. Don't forget to replace the UID with your own UID after extract the EUU file. if you have no idea what i am talking about, i would say DON'T DO the EUU.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113878
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1516012

I'm also wondering how to return to stock without root as well. Anyone come to a consensus yet?

chris8599 said:
if it's your original stock system, it would definitely work. there is nothing better to OTA to ICS with with your original stock system. but you definitely needed to get into acer recovery installer to flash back to acer stock recovery. some said there is no need to unroot and it would OTA fine but i unroot it any way. better to be safe.
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Hi cris8599, for what you said, I think you already update your tab with OTA, it's that right?
Can you tell me how do you unroot your iconia? did you had any problem while updating?
Sent from my A500 using XDA

What I indeed is a stock rooted hc 3.1 from to flash. Is there one out there?

3d0rr said:
Hi cris8599, for what you said, I think you already update your tab with OTA, it's that right?
Can you tell me how do you unroot your iconia? did you had any problem while updating?
Sent from my A500 using XDA
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yes, been updated to OTA ICS since April 28th to rom Acer_AV041_A500_1.033.00_PA_CUS1. 3.01's unroot is easy simply click GingerBreak and choose unroot. i am not sure if 3.1's iconiaroot-1.3 is easy as gingerbreak.

telemike said:
What I indeed is a stock rooted hc 3.1 from to flash. Is there one out there?
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Check out vache's post in the dev section. There are several stock rom's available out there.
Sent from my A500 using XDA Premium HD app

ignitros said:
I'm also wondering how to return to stock without root as well. Anyone come to a consensus yet?
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From yr tabs ext.sd card with stock update.zip from vaches thread or buggy Chinese rom
An EUU via PC from same thread
Timmydeans v4, EUU based hc 3.2.1 gen2, full stock, rooted, cwm
The EUU can be used on either boot loader, not sure if same goes for update.zip

I had thor v14.2 and thor touch recovery 1.7 on my a500. Read whole bunch of threads regarding return to stock, unlocked bootloader, and corrupted recovery stuff but couldn't find the exact steps of how to upgrade to stock ICS.
Anyway, here is what worked for me:
1) on thor v14.2, download/install acer recovery installer
2) install stock recovery
3) factory reset (I didn't care about backups)
4) download HC 3.2 (Acer_A500_7.006.01_COM_GEN2) from -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113878
5) copy update.zip to microSD
6) vol- + power to enter recovery and flash update.zip
7) now a500 is back to stock
8) OTA update multiple times from 3.2 to 3.2.1
9) install Acer Update Enhancement
10) OTA update to 4.0.3 US version (Acer_AV041_A500_1.033.00_PA_CUS1)
After getting ICS US version, I found that only four languages are supported now. So I downloaded EU version (Acer_AV041_A500_1.031.00_WW_GEN1) from -
http://vache-android.com/v1/index.php?site=files&file=151
and flash it over. Now I have my language on a500 and it runs pretty smoothly.

I used acer recovery to install stock 3.1 HC Rom with Root. Installed stock recovery, then applied update.zip to get to ICS 4.0.3

K try reflash
VolDwn pwr
Wrong thread....disregard